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Ntra STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BINDER FOR MAGAZINES, 84,0.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Batent No. 627,076, dated June 13,1899.

l Application filed September l2, 1898. Serial No. 690,745. (N0 model.)

To lf/ZZ whom, zit ina/y concern.-

Be it known that I, ELI S. GLOVER, a citizen of the UnitedStates,lresiding at San Francisco, county of San Francisco, and VStateof California, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inBinders for Magazines and the Like, of which the following isaspecification. l

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in binders lformagazines and the like, and has for its object to provide an exceedinglysimple and effective device of this description which will render theattachment of a magazvine or like volume between the backs of the binderan easy matter,which may be accomplished by a person with little or noskill, and when the magazine is thus placed it will be securely heldwithout increasing its bulk or in any wise interfering with its use andat the same time affording a neat and substantial binding which willprotect the magazine from injury.

With these ends in View this invention con sists in thedetails ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, the constructionand operation will now be described in detail, referring to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure I shows my improved binder open, having a magazine or like volumesecuredtherein; Fig. 2, a cross-section of the binder, showing themagazine therein; Fig. 3, an enlarged detail of the wedge-shaped key;Fig. 4, a perspective of the guard, and Fig. 5 a similar view of thebinding-strip carrying the bindingdoop.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, A represents the coversof the binder connectedtogetherin the usual manner by the flexiblesection B, in which is rigidly secured the binding-strip C, the latterbeing preferably composed of wood and of a shape which Will give to thecompleted binder the general appearance of a book, and thisbinding-strip l in practice is usually glued within the flexiblesection. The binding strip has secured therein a loop D, composed ofmetal or other Erepresents the guard, which is of sheet metal, so bentas to be V-shaped in crosssection and having an opening F formed in thecenter thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. This opening should be of asize to readily pass over the loop D, and said loop should be of alength to extend to the upper edge of the guard, and when this is 'thecase the Wedgeshaped key G may be easily inserted Within the loop andforced forward while riding in the channel of the guard.

In securing a magazine or other volume within the binder said Volume isopened at its center and the signatures separated with a paper-knife orsimilar implement from the inside outward, and to facilitate theinsertion of the loop in this opening the signatures should be pressedWell apart by turning the knife edgewise. The binding-loop is thenpassed through the opening thus formed, care being taken not to tear thesignatures, after which the guard is placed between the folios, theopening therein passing over the loop when the. wedgeshaped key isinserted in the loop and pressed firmly home.

For convenience in withdrawing the Wedge should it be desired to removethe magazine from the binding a notch I-I is formed in the key, so thata paper-knife or the like may be used to withdraw the wed ge-shaped keyby engagement with said notch.

After the magazine has been secured in place the guard is pressedtogether as much as possible in order that the bulk of the mag- -azinewill not be materially increase'dat this point.-

My invention is exceedingly simple, and the cost thereof is small, whileit is advantageous for binding all classes of magazines and the like,and it may be readily used by persons having little or no skill, and amagazine may be either secured within the binder or removed therefromwithout injury, and when in place it will be as securely bound as anordinary book.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulisl. -As a new article of manufacture, a binder for magazines and thelike consisting of the IOO 2 amore covers secured together by a flexiblesection section connecting said covers, abinding-strip or back, abinding-strip secured to the lieXisecured between the covers and to theiexizo ble section, a binding-loop projecting from ble section', a loopprojecting from the bindthe strip, a guard having an opening thereining-strip, a guard having an opening in its 5 for passing over the loop,and a Wedge-shaped center for passage over the loop after the latkey forinsertion within the loop, as specified. ter has been passed through themagazine,

2. In combination with the covers of a landawedge-shaped keyhavinganotchthere- 251- binder, abinding-strip secured therebetween, in, said keybeing adapted to slide within the a loop projecting from the strip atthe center guard and be inserted within a loop, as shown 1o thereof,over which the magazine may be and for the purpose set forth.

placed by forming an opening therethrough, In testimony whereof I havehereunto afa guard, V-shaped in cross-section, having an fixed mysignature in the presence of two sub- 3o opening in the center thereoffor passage over scribin g witnesses;`

, the loop, and a Wedge-shaped key adapted to 15 slide in the guard andbe-inserted in the loop y ELI s GLOVER for holding the part in place, asshown and Witnessesi described. NnLsoN ELDRED,

3. In combination, two covers, a flexible F. A. ALLWARDT.

